Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing
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THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of
humility), and manifests it to all the world He is free from self-
display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore
he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is
acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he acquires
superiority It is because he is thus free from striving that
therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him
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